Tropical House Plants

Here are seven short videos that I found to be really interesting. They are time-lapse videos that show plants recovering from lack of water, plants closing their leaves for the night, plants growing, and plants that move. All of the plants shown can be grown indoors.

Individual videos may be selected by clicking the 2nd button below, or you can let them run automatically. Here is a list, with a brief description of each:

1. Plant Recovering: This coffee plant was in need of some water.
2. Plant Closing Up: This “Praying Plant” is closing its leaves for the night. Pictures were taken every minute for 220 minutes.
3. Plants Growing: Some bush beans are grown from seeds. The video was shot over a 4-day period.
4. AeroGarden vs Dirt: This is a very effective commercial showing the growth of some lettuce in the Aerogarden kitchen garden system vs high grade potting soil.
5. Plants Growing: This time lapse shows some corn plants growing over a period of 10 days. It shows both root and leaf growth.
6. Plants that can Move: Shows a variety of plants that can move on their own volition, including a Venus Fly Trap.
7. Plant that Moves When Touched: In the Virgin Islands, we call this a “Sensitive Plant”. I have quite a few of these in my yard, but I consider them a weed, since they have very sharp thorns that even go through gardening gloves.